Akram, who could slither up walls or pipes and enter a room as stealthily as a cat, had broken into the house of an elderly woman. However, alerted to his presence, she raised an alarm. He tried to hail an autorickshaw to escape, but the three-wheeler driver informed the police instead.

State minister for minorities, waqf and haj, Mohsin Raza, said the UP government initiated the process on the recommendations of Central Waqf Council, which reported gross irregularities and corruption in both the bodies.

“As far as the issue of corruption in the judiciary is concerned, the government does not wish to be an adjudicator. Any issue of impropriety must be addressed to the judiciary. The larger issue of impeachment (of a judge) will be dealt with by Parliament,” law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

While 95 adult tigers were found in Kaziranga National Park, two adult tigers and their cubs were found in Burachapori. Both the parks are located within the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, sprawling over an area of 860 sq km.

“I wasn’t aware of this.There was no indication when I left my hotel early in the morning.Now, all restaurants are closed and I am very hungry.I hadn’t ordered lunch at my hotel.This has been a very bad experience.